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Responsive web design means refers to websites which respond to their environment. For the most part, this means different views and layouts for different screens. By “different screens” we’re not talking about different sized monitors for desktop and laptop computers – we’re actually talking about completely different devices; most notably, tablet computers (such as the iPad or Google Nexus 7), smartphones and other devices that can surf the Internet (such as the iPod touch).

It’s quite likely that you’re comfortable doing much of the work necessary to get your website up and running. Even if you’re not comfortable doing each and every technical task, there’s a good chance that it wouldn’t take you long to learn enough to do what you need to do. But graphics can be another matter completely.

Website creation and design is becoming easier and easier thanks to software like the Artisteer template generator. This product, made by Extensoft, does all the work for you. Blog and website templates have been around for a while now but Artisteer has made a huge leap forward with its latest creation. Previously, when you bought a web design program or visited Blogger or Wordpress, you were stuck with overly simplistic templates unless you were design savvy. Artisteer lets you create custom templates without any knowledge of web design at all.

When you build a house or an office building, your first task is to hire an architect. Can you imagine turning a group of building contractors loose on your vacant lot without providing them with a blueprint to follow? In order to ensure that the home is built soundly, safely and correctly, you give builders a blueprint. In the same way, you need a clearly developed website architecture if you intend to build a sound and successful website.

Unless you currently live inside a cave or underneath a large rock, you should already be fully aware that the Internet – and Internet marketing – has moved rapidly in the direction of leveraging social media channels as a way of promoting websites and businesses.

Regardless of the kind of website you operate, one of the easiest ways to customize its look and feel is by changing the fonts you use to display your text. A different font can create a different atmosphere or feeling, can help to connect you with your website visitors or customers, and can even help you turn prospects into customers.

Long gone are the days when you can expect that your website's visitors will be using a personal computer with Internet Explorer. The increase of Apple's market share, along with the advent of smartphones and tablet computers, has changed the way users access your website. If you haven't changed the way your website works, you may be losing visitors and your business losing money because of your antiquated design. Responsive Web design ensures that your website look its best, no matter the device or browser that your visitor users. This design uses principles of fluidity, media queries and Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS.

When you’re designing a website, you’ll likely have a number of different choices of coding techniques and technologies to choose from in order to solve a certain problem or achieve a certain goal. For example, you might use ASP, PHP or Ruby to accomplish your server side scripting needs. It’s also the case that there are many options available for implementing the visual design goals of your website. But one method is increasingly becoming somewhat of the de facto “standard” for visual design; CSS (cascading style sheets).

There are many different ways that new visitors will come to your website. You might promote it through advertising, your existing customers might recommend you to their friends and family, or you may appear in search engine results pages when people search words and topics relating to your business.

There are some basic web site elements that every single site should have. These elements help to make up a successful site that others will not only want to come back to but also recommend to their family and friends. Following is an overview of the elements that a webmaster will want to include in his or her site.